Top-rated United States television programs of 1956–57

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1956-57 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	I Love Lucy	CBS	43.7
2	The Ed Sullivan Show		38.4
3	General Electric Theater		36.9
4	The $64,000 Question		36.4
5	December Bride		35.2
6	Alfred Hitchcock Presents		33.9
7	I've Got a Secret		32.7
7	Gunsmoke		32.7
9	The Perry Como Show	NBC	32.6
10	The Jack Benny Program	CBS	32.3
11	Dragnet	NBC	32.1
12	Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts	CBS	31.9
13	The Millionaire	CBS	31.8
13	Disneyland	ABC	31.8
15	The Red Skelton Show	CBS	31.4
15	The Lineup	CBS	31.4
17	You Bet Your Life	NBC	31.1
18	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	ABC	31.0
19	The Ford Show	NBC	30.7
20	The Adventures of Robin Hood	CBS	30.3
21	People are Funny	NBC	30.2
22	The $64,000 Challenge	CBS	29.7
22	The Phil Silvers Show		29.7
24	Lassie		29.5
25	Private Secretary		29.0
26	Climax!		28.9
26	What's My Line?		28.9
28	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show		27.8
29	The Jackie Gleason Show		27.6
30	Name That Tune		27.2

References

↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1681. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Top-rated United States television programs by season

Nielsen ratings

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

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